We will hold Lakshmi puja but won’t burst firecrackers this Diwali: Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal
New Delhi: Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday (November 5) appealed to folks to not burst firecrackers citing the rising air pollution stage within the nationwide Capital.
Addressing an internet media briefing, Delhi CM stated, “we will celebrate Diwali together and won’t burst firecrackers in any condition. There will be a wonderful atmosphere and good vibes as two crore people will perform Laxmi Pujan. It will lead to well being in each household.”
Kejriwal requested Delhiites to hitch him and his ministers as an alternative in a ‘Laxmi Pujan’ programme to be organised by the AAP authorities this Diwali at 7.39 pm on November 14.
The Chief Minister made this attraction as Delhi has been dealing with two points — the COVID-19 pandemic and the rising air air pollution. He additional stated that the AAP authorities is making all efforts to cope with the state of affairs, including “The COVID-19 situation is deteriorating in Delhi due to rising air pollution.”
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“If we burst firecrackers on this Diwali, we are playing with the lives of our children and families…” he stated.
The Delhi authorities had final yr hosted a laser present at Connaught Place on the event of Diwali and the pageant was celebrated collectively by folks.
A layer of haze lingered over the nationwide capital and its suburbs on Thursday morning, with raging farm fires and a fall within the wind velocity and temperatures pushing air high quality to the worst ranges in round a yr.
Kejriwal additionally stated that the smoke produced by crop stubble burning was worsening the COVID-19 state of affairs in Delhi, including “This happens every year due to parali (paddy stubble) burning and its unfortunate that truly concerned states have not taken any ‘concrete’ step to check this problem.”
He stated the farmers within the neighbouring states have advised him that they don’t wish to burn Parali as a result of it kills soil micro organism and decreased fertility, however they don’t have any possibility as their governments did nothing to assist them.
Notably, the Delhi authorities has organized freed from value spray of a bio decomposer developed by Pusa Institute within the fields with consent of farmers to keep away from burning paddy stubble.
On Wednesday, Delhi witnessed one other file single-day leap in COVID-19 instances with over 6,800 confirmed infections as Kejriwal had stated the town was witnessing the “third wave” of the virus amid rising air pollution ranges and festive season.
The nationwide capital has been witnessing a contemporary surge in coronavirus instances over the previous couple of days.
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